Early Civilizations of the Americas
Exploring the West
Egypt
Mesopotamia
From Colonies to Independence
100
The first people came to America from ________. They got here by crossing a land bridge.
What is Asia
100
Daniel Boone blazed the ________Road so that people could travel to Kentucky.
Wilderness
100
Egypt is on the continent of .
Africa
100
Mesopotamia is on the continent of _______.
Asia
100
The colonists were mad about the tax on tea. This led to the Tea Party.
Boston
200
They were ______because they followed their food. They also gathered their food.
Nomads
200
President Thomas Jefferson made a deal with France called the __________ Purchase. This deal doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana
200
The important river in Egypt is the _____ River.
Nile
200
It is between 2 named the Tigris and Euphrates.
rivers
200
The colonists wrote the Declaration of to tell the King of England that they were starting their own country.
Independence
300
Columbus found America when he was looking for a shortcut to ______
India
300
Thomas Jefferson asked _____and Clark to explore the west. They went as far as the _____Ocean.
Lewis Pacific
300
The pharaoh was the ______of Egypt.
King
300
Ur was an important in Mesopotamia.
city
300
British soldiers were called ____
Redcoats
400
The conquistadors came from ______. They brought disease that killed Indians.
Spain
400
The Sphinx looks like it has a lion’s body and a ____‘s head.
man
400
The world’s first written was about Gilgamesh.
story
400
American soldiers were called____
minutemen
500
The 3 early civilizations we learned about were the______, ______ , and the ______.
Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans
500
A ______could read and write.
scribe
500
Hammurabi created the first written .
laws
500
The nation’s capital is in Washington, D.C. (the District of ).
Columbia
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